Find My

Use the Find My app to let a friend know when your location changes. You can notify your friend when you arrive at or leave a location, and with a larger radius, they get notified when you’re near the location rather than right at it.

You can see a list of the people notified when your location changes, and stop notifying friends at any time. You can also see all the notifications about you.

Here’s how to notify a friend when your location changes in Find My on iPad.

You can also get a notification when your friend’s location changes. See Get notified when a friend’s location changes in Find My on iPad.

Notify a friend when your location changes

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap People at the bottom-left side of the screen and then tap the name of the person you want to notify.
3. Below Notify [your friend’s name], tap Add Location Alert.
4. Choose whether you want to notify your friend when you arrive at or leave a location.
5. Choose a location, or tap New Location to create a new location and set a location radius.

   With a larger radius, your friend is notified when you’re near the location instead of right at the location.

6. Choose whether you want your friend to be notified only once or every time.
7. Tap the Done button.

At any time, you can stop notifying friends when your location changes. Check out our guide, Change or turn off a notification you set.

See all notifications about you

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Me at the bottom-left side of the screen.

   A list of people who are notified when your location changes appears below Alerts on My Location.

   Note: If you don’t see the Alerts on My Location section, you aren’t notifying any friends when your location changes.

3. Tap a name to see more details.

Turn off notifications about you

You can turn off any location notification about you, both the notifications you set and the notifications your friends create.

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Me at the bottom-left side of the screen.

   Below Notifications About You, you see a list of people who are notified when your location changes.

   If you don’t see the Notifications About You section, you aren’t notifying any friends when your location changes.

3. Select a name and tap a notification.
4. Tap Delete Notification and tap Delete Notification again.

See also

• Locate a friend in Find My on iPad

Use the Find My app to get a notification when your friend’s location changes. You can get notified when a friend arrives at a location, leaves a location, or isn’t at a location, and with a larger radius, you’re notified when they’re near it.

Your friend gets an alert after you set the notification up.

Here’s how to get notified when a friend’s location changes in Find My on iPad.

Important: In order to receive a notification when your friend’s location changes, make sure you allow notifications for the Find My app. See Change notification settings.

You can also notify friends when your location changes. For the steps, see our guide, Notify a friend when your location changes in Find My.

Get notified when your friend arrives at or leaves a location

1. Start the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap People at the bottom-left side of the screen, tap the name of the person you want to be notified about, and tap the more button.
3. Below Notify Me, tap Add Location Alert.
4. Choose whether you want to be notified when a friend arrives at or leaves a location.
5. Choose a location, or tap New Location to create a new location and set a location radius.

   With a larger radius, you’re notified when your friend is near the location instead of right at the location.

6. Choose whether you want to be notified only once or every time.
7. Tap the Done button.

   Your friend gets an alert after you set the notification.

   If you set a recurring notification, your friend must approve it before it’s set. They get an alert asking for approval when they arrive at or leave the location you chose for the first time.

Get notified when your friend isn’t at a location

You can get a notification when your friend or family member is away from a specific location during a set schedule, like when your child isn’t at school during school hours.

1. Start the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap People at the bottom-left side of the screen, tap the name of the person you want to be notified about, and tap the more button.
3. Below Notify Me, tap Add Location Alert.
4. Below When, tap [your friend’s name] Is Not At.
5. Choose a location, or tap New Location to create a new location and set a location radius.

   With a larger radius, you’re notified when your friend is near the location instead of right at the location.

6. Select when you want to be notified.
   • Time: Select a start and end time.
   • Days: Select the days of the week.
7. Tap the Done button.

   Your friend must approve the notification before it’s set. They get an alert asking for approval on the time and day the notifications start.

Change or turn off a notification you set

1. Start the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap People at the bottom-left side of the screen, tap the name of the person whose notification you want to change or turn off, and then tap the more button.

   This could be a notification you receive about a friend, or a notification your friend receives about you.

3. Tap the notification.
4. Do either of the following:
   • Change a notification: Change any details and then tap the Done button.
   • Turn off a notification: Tap Delete Notification and tap Delete Notification again.

You can create up to 25 Notify Me notifications.

Note: You can only create recurring notifications for friends who have two-factor authentication turned on.

See also

• Notify a friend when your location changes in Find My on iPad

Use the Find My app to mark a missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac, supported AirPods, or iPhone Wallet with MagSafe as lost. In order to mark a device as lost, you must turn on Find My [device] before it’s lost.

When you do, a confirmation email is sent to your Apple Account email address, and you can show a message saying it’s lost and how to contact you.

What happens when you mark a device as lost?

• A confirmation email is sent to your Apple Account email address.
• You can create a message for the device that says it’s lost and how to contact you.
• For an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch, your device doesn’t display alerts or make noise when you receive messages or notifications, or if any alarms go off. Your device can still receive phone calls and FaceTime calls.
• For applicable devices, payment cards and other services are suspended.

Mark a device as lost

When a device is lost or stolen, you can put your Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, iPhone Wallet with MagSafe, or supported AirPods in Lost Mode, or lock your Mac.

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Devices at the bottom-left side of the screen, tap the name of the lost device, and tap the More button.
3. Tap Lost Mode.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions, keeping the following in mind:
   • Passcode: If your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch doesn’t have a passcode, you’re asked to create one now. For a Mac, you must create a numerical passcode, even if you already have a password set up on your Mac. This passcode is distinct from your password and is only used when you mark your device as lost.
   • Contact information: For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch, the contact information and message appear on the device’s Lock Screen. For AirPods or iPhone Wallet with MagSafe, the information appears when someone tries to connect with your device.
5. Tap Activate (for an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, AirPods, or iPhone Wallet with MagSafe) or Lock (for a Mac).

When you’ve marked the device as lost, Activated shows up below the Mark As Lost section. You see Pending instead if the device has no network connection when you mark it as lost, and Pending stays until the device goes online again.

Change the information for a lost device

You can adjust the information in the Lost Mode message after marking your iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, iPod touch, or iPhone Wallet with MagSafe as lost.

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Devices at the bottom-left side of the screen, tap the name of the lost device, and tap the More button.
3. Below Lost [device], tap Pending or Activated.
4. Update the information, then tap Done.

Turn off Lost Mode for an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, AirPods, or iPhone Wallet with MagSafe

You can turn off Lost Mode after you find your lost device.

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Devices at the bottom-left side of the screen, tap the name of the device, and tap the More button.
3. Tap Pending or Activated below Lost [device], tap Turn Off Mark As Lost, and then tap Turn Off.

Entering your passcode on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch also turns off Lost Mode, while attaching iPhone Wallet with MagSafe to your iPhone does the same for the wallet.

Unlock a Mac

If you find your lost Mac, do one of the following:

• Mac with Apple silicon: Enter your Apple Account password.
• Intel-based Mac: Enter the numeric passcode on the Mac to unlock it (the one you set up when you marked your Mac as lost).

If you forget your passcode, Find Devices on iCloud.com can help you recover it.

Lost your iPad? Use Find Devices on iCloud.com to turn on Lost Mode.

See also

• Mark an AirTag or other item as lost in Find My on iPad

If you lose an AirTag or third-party item registered to your Apple Account, you can use the Find My app to mark it as lost and show your contact information along with a message.

Anyone who finds your item can use a supported device to see a website with your Lost Mode message. You can include your phone number or email address in it, and turn on Show Contact Info for a lost item.

Learn how to register an AirTag or third-party item.

What happens when you mark an item as lost?

• You can add a message saying that the item is lost and include your phone number or email address.
• If someone else finds your item, they can use a supported device to see a website with the Lost Mode message.

Turn on Show Contact Info for a lost item

To turn on Show Contact Info for a lost item, do the following:

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Items at the bottom-left side of the screen and tap the name of the lost item. Tap the more button.
3. Below Lost AirTag, tap Show Contact Info.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter a phone number where you can be reached. To enter an email address instead, tap “Use an email address.”

   Important: Make sure you allow notifications for the Find My app. See Change notification settings on iPad.

5. Tap the Done button.

Change the contact information in the Lost Mode message

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Items at the bottom-left side of the screen and tap the name of the lost item. Tap the more button.
3. Below Lost AirTag, tap Show Contact Info.
4. Edit the phone number or message. Then tap the Done button.

Turn off Show Contact Info for a lost item

After you find your lost item, turn off Show Contact Info.

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Items at the bottom-left side of the screen and tap the name of the item. Then tap the more button.
3. Below Lost AirTag, tap Show Contact Info.
4. Tap Stop Showing Information.

See also

• Mark a device as lost in Find My on iPad